Ghost Festival Ritual

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ritual
gptkbp:activity floating lanterns
burning incense
burning joss paper
chanting sutras
offering food
releasing water lanterns
setting up altars
making offerings at temples
paper effigies burning
performing operas
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Zhongyuan_Festival_Ritual
Hungry Ghost Festival Ritual
Ullambana Ritual
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ghost_Festival
gptkbp:coreBelief spirits return to the world of the living
gptkbp:culturalSignificance filial piety
community bonding
gptkbp:date 15th day of the 7th lunar month
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ghost Festival Ritual
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:Taiwan
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:purpose honor ancestors
appease spirits
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Chinese_folk_religion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hungry_Ghost_Ritual
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7